Award type:
Scholarships/awards
Affiliation:
Black, Indigenous, Ontario first generation
Award description:
One award, valued at up to $1,000, will be provided annually to a full-time Black or Indigenous undergraduate student enrolled in Year Three or Four of the Faculty of Arts or the Faculty of Engineering. For the purpose of this award, Black students may include African, Caribbean, Black Canadian, Afro-Latine, African American, or other African descent. For the purpose of this award, an Indigenous person is one who is a citizen or member of a First Nations community (Status/Non-Status), Métis or Inuit. To be eligible for consideration, students must be Canadian Citizens or Permanent Residents. Selection is based on academic achievement (minimum 75% cumulative average) and an essay describing the impact this award will have on their ability to pursue their educational goals. Preference will be given to students who are part of the first generation in their family to attend postsecondary education. Interested students should submit an application by October 1. This fund is made possible by a donation from Ian (BASc ’94) and Donna (BA ’94) LeGrow. The award is named after the location of Ian and Donna’s first apartment together on the corner of Dupont and Peppler Streets in Waterloo.
Value description:
- up to $1,000
Eligibility & selection criteria:
- minimum 75% cumulative average
- essay describing the impact this award will have on their ability to pursue their educational goals
- preference given to students who are part of the first generation in their family to attend postsecondary education
- For the purpose of this award, Black students may include African, Caribbean, Black Canadian, Afro-Latine, African American, or other African descent.
- For the purpose of this award, an Indigenous person is one who is a citizen or member of a First Nations community (Status/Non-Status), Métis, and/or Inuit.
- To protect the integrity of Indigenous candidates, you are required to complete the Indigenous Declaration section in Quest where you will be asked to upload documentation to verify your Indigenous identity. This supporting documentation will be reviewed by staff in the Office of Indigenous Relations at the University of Waterloo. Only verified students will be considered for these awards.
Level:
Year Three, Year Four
Program:
Arts→Accounting and Financial Mgmt, Anthropology, Classical Studies, Communication Arts, Economics, English Language and Literature, Fine Arts, French Studies, Gender and Social Justice, Germanic and Slavic Studies, Global Business and Digital Arts, History, International Trade (minor), Liberal Studies, Medieval Studies, Music, Peace and Conflict Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Religious Studies, Sexuality, Marriage and Family Studies, Social Development Studies, Sociology and Legal Studies, Spanish and Latin American Studies; Engineering→Architecture, Architectural Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Geological Engineering, Management Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Nanotechnology Engineering, Systems Design Engineering; Software Engineering
Citizenship:
Canadian citizen/permanent resident
Selection process:
Application required
Term:
Fall
Application details:
- Complete the applicable term Undergraduate Award Application
- At this time we are only accepting applications for awards with a Spring deadline (May - August).
- The application for awards with deadlines in a future term will be available by the start of that term – please check back later.
- Complete a separate application for each award you wish to be considered for.
- Access the form on our Undergraduate Studies Forms page.
- Include an identity statement.
- As part of your application statement, please include a paragraph to self-identity as Black or to indicate that you are a citizen or member of a First Nations community (Status/Non-Status), Métis, and/or Inuit.
Application deadline:
October 1
Contact:
- Student Awards & Financial Aid
- safainfo@uwaterloo.ca
- The Centre, Needles Hall
